"Featuring over 500 entries on tools categorized by function, Compendium of Tools is a celebration of home improvement and skilled craftwork. The book covers a variety of tools used by amateurs, both hand tools and power tools, and offers some background information, interesting history, care tips, advice on what projects they are best for, and suggestions of other similar tools to consider adding to a collection. With detailed entries and illustrations,...

"Detailed illustrations and simple text are paired within a board book format to introduce young readers to six common tools and how they are used in a special project"-- Provided by publisher.

"Learn how to choose the best tool for getting any project done quickly, correctly, and efficiently from the editors of Popular Mechanics."--Back cover.

When school supplies go missing and suspicious bite marks appear, Chico the monkey (with his tool belt) investigates the mystery.

"Power tools and machinery are at the heart of any woodshop, and this collection of information from Fine Woodworking provides expert advice and inspiration for building power tool skills. Expert craftsmen and craftswomen explain how they choose, maintain, and use every kind of power tool, from tablesaws to plunge routers, bandsaws to bench planers. There's advice on tool maintenance, techniques for getting the most from your tools, and projects made...

A female Old MacDonald builds a farm in her workshop.